All Wales Summary CU & SU Clin Pl’cmt Evaln 2014-15
Welsh Government All Wales SIFT Coordinating Unit
Cardiff & Swansea Universities
Clinical Placement Evaluation 2014-15
All Wales Summary report on student feedback
for Cardiff and Swansea Universities’ Schools of
Medicine
2014-15
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Clinical Placement Evaluation 2014-15 : Cardiff and Swansea University
CONTENTS
Introduction and Categorisation
 Introduction
 GMC Format : categorisation of feedback
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Cardiff University (“CU”) : student feedback in 2014-15
 Summary of CU students’ responses by Year and by Placement
 Senior Student Assistantship : 2013-14 & 2014-15 comparative data
 Summary of CU responses by Health Boards and Locations
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Swansea University (“SU”) : student feedback in 2014-15
 Summary of SU students’ responses by Placement category
 Senior Student Assistantship : 2013-14 & 2014-15 comparative data
 Summary of SU responses by Health Boards and Locations
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Annex A
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Assignment of Questions to GMC Categories
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Introduction and categorisation
Introduction
1. This Report summarises the feedback obtained on behalf of the Schools of Medicine in both
Cardiff and Swansea Universities from medical students undertaking clinical placements
throughout Wales in the 2014-15 academic year. This feedback is collected by staff of the All
Wales SIFT Coordinating Unit (“AWSCU”), which is funded by the Welsh Government from SIFT.
2. The on-line Feedback Evaluation Questionnaires issued to medical students at the end of their
clinical placements in 2014-15 were in a single – GMC developed - format for all clinical
placements in all years of both the Cardiff University MB BCh course and the Swansea
University GEM course.
GMC Format : categorisation of feedback
3. The GMC Format questionnaire uses a five-point response scale (very good to very poor ;
strongly agree to strongly disagree) to up to 36 individual questions by which students can rate
a large variety of aspects of their clinical placement experience. The overall score for each
question is calculated by assigning a numerical value to each point on the response scale, ie +2
(very good) to -2 (very poor).
4. The responses to the 36 individual questions (29 questions for all Modules plus 7 questions
relating to “Preparedness for FY1 post”) are grouped into 15 Categories. The assignment of
individual questions to specific categories is set out in Annex A. Within the possible range of
scores for each category (from -2 to +2), four bands of scores have been identified. For ease of
review, these 4 bands of scores have been colour-coded as follows :
Score range
Colour
Code
Designation of experience
1.56 to 2.00
Outstanding experience
0.56 to 1.55
Positive experience
0.01 to 0.55
Requires some improvement
-2.00 to 0.00
Requires significant improvement
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5. The results derived from the feedback on clinical placement experience collected from all
medical students in 2014-15 are broadly set out in two ways in this Report :
o results on a Placement (Module) basis – the rating of their experience by students for
each individual Placement across all the Hospitals and other locations where that
Placement was delivered ;
o results on an individual Health Board and Location basis – the rating of their experience
by students at a Location, principally a Hospital, for all the Placements delivered at that
Location.
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Cardiff University (“CU”) : student feedback in 2014-15
Summary of CU students’ responses by Year and by Placement
6. The overall results in terms of the rating of their experience on clinical placements by Cardiff
University (“CU”) medical students at locations throughout Wales in 2014-15 can be
summarised as follows :
CU
Year 1
314
CU
Year 2
288
CU
Year 3
867
CU
Year 4
1,182
CU
Year 5
442
CU
Overall
3,093
Overall satisfaction
Block organisation
Teaching delivery
Teaching quality
Learning opportunities
Clinical experience
Assessment
Feedback
Learning support
Personal support
IT equipment
Software access
Teaching accommodation
Teaching equipment
Preparedness for FY1 post
1.59
1.13
1.31
1.50
1.47
1.50
0.94
0.47
1.06
0.92
0.90
0.90
1.29
1.41
-
0.87
0.83
0.71
0.90
0.84
0.86
0.61
0.37
0.73
0.76
0.75
0.82
0.82
0.99
-
1.05
1.13
0.83
1.00
0.89
0.84
0.63
0.80
1.07
1.07
1.03
0.93
1.13
1.20
-
1.16
1.22
1.00
1.009
0.96
1.08
0.95
1.03
1.18
1.17
0.98
0.99
1.15
1.18
-
1.38
1.365
1.34
1.16
1.30
1.41
0.95
1.29
1.30
1.26
0.90
0.86
1.26
1.32
1.09
1.08
1.04
0.92
1.01
0.95
1.00
0.69
0.77
0.99
0.97
0.87
0.83
1.03
1.09
1.09
Overall CU Average 2014-15
1.20
0.78
0.85
1.10
1.23
0.97
GMC Category
Response numbers
Score range
1.56 to 2.00
0.56 to 1.55
0.01 to 0.55
-2.00 to 0.00
Colour
Designation of experience
Outstanding experience
Positive experience
Requires some improvement
Requires significant improvement
7. At this Summary level, the CU student feedback from all 5 years across Wales in 2014-15
shows that the overwhelming number of students had a positive experience on their clinical
placements.
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8. The two variants from this positive experience highlighted in the Table above were :
o Year 1 : Overall satisfaction responses indicated an Outstanding Experience at all 4 of the
first year “Hubs” – Merthyr, Swansea, Newport and Bridgend ;
o Years 1 & 2 : some concerns were expressed about the feedback (both formal and
informal) that students received in both Years 1 and 2 and also at 3 of the 4 “Hubs”.
9. A Summary of the responses for individual Placements in each of the curriculum years above
can be set out in summary as follows :
Placement
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Medicine/CVR
Medicine/GP
Orthopaedics
Rheumatology
Surgical Systems
Year 4
Child Health
Reproductive Medicine
Psychological Medicine
Care of the Elderly (COTE)
Neurosciences (NERO)
Module of Sub Specialities (MOSS)
Diagnostic Synthesis : Surgery
Diagnostic Synthesis : Medicine
Year 5
Junior Student Assistantship
Senior Student Assistantship
Overall All Wales
Score range
1.56 to 2.00
0.56 to 1.55
0.01 to 0.55
-2.00 to 0.00
Colour
No. of
Locations
Response
nos.
Overall
Satisfaction
Score
4
4
314
288
1.59
0.87
Overall
Average
Score
1.20
0.78
6
7
5
5
5
186
172
175
176
158
0.68
0.85
1.19
1.39
1.17
0.78
0.85
1.14
1.20
1.17
12
12
13
7
6
9
12
12
136
139
132
135
136
136
184
184
1.26
1.33
1.10
1.38
1.51
1.05
0.91
0.91
1.09
1.17
1.04
1.31
1.36
0.99
0.95
0.96
13
15
205
237
1.37
1.40
1.21
1.03
27
3,093
1.08
0.97
Designation of experience
Outstanding experience
Positive experience
Requires some improvement
Requires significant improvement
10. Again, at this Summary placement level, student responses indicated that all Placements
provided a positive experience overall, with one Placement (Year 1) providing an Outstanding
Experience.
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11. Responses received from 4 ERASMUS exchange students showed a mixed experience on two
Clinical Placements (Reproductive Medicine and Child Health) which indicated that some
improvement was required.
Senior Student Assistantship : 2013-14 and 2014-15 comparative data
12. The CU students’ feedback on their Placement experience on the Year 5 Senior Student
Assistantship in 2013-14 and 2014-15 can be compared at an overall level as follows :
CU
CU
Senior
Senior
Student
Student
Assistantship Assistantship
GMC Category
2014-15
189
2013-14
237
Overall satisfaction
Block organisation
Teaching delivery
Teaching quality
Learning opportunities
Clinical experience
Assessment
Feedback
Learning support
Personal support
IT equipment
Software access
Teaching accommodation
Teaching equipment
Preparedness for FY1 post
1.29
1.24
1.16
1.00
1.30
1.37
0.90
1.24
1.20
1.20
1.07
1.03
1.28
1.31
1.14
1.40
1.34
1.38
1.11
1.31
1.44
0.88
1.35
1.30
1.22
1.04
1.15
1.26
1.31
1.13
Overall Average 2014-15
1.20
1.03
Response numbers
Score range
1.56 to 2.00
0.56 to 1.55
0.01 to 0.55
-2.00 to 0.00
Colour
Designation of experience
Outstanding experience
Positive experience
Requires some improvement
Requires significant improvement
13. At this Summary level, CU students enjoyed overall a positive experience for this Placement in
2014-15 across all the GMC categories as they had in 2013-14. The student experience in each
of the individual GMC categories in 2014-15 was broadly comparable to that in 2013-14.
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Summary of CU responses by Health Boards and Locations
14. The overall results in terms of the rating of their experience by CU students for Years 1 to 5 by
Health Board throughout Wales in 2014-15 can be summarised as follows :
Aneurin
Bevan
UHB
534
ABM
UHB
C&V
UHB
440
Betsi
Cadwal
UHB
396
Overall satisfaction
Block organisation
Teaching delivery
Teaching quality
Learning opportunities
Clinical experience
Assessment
Feedback
Learning support
Personal support
IT equipment
Software access
Teaching accommodation
Teaching equipment
Preparedness for FY1 post
1.11
1.11
0.85
1.01
0.97
1.02
0.67
0.72
1.04
1.03
0.86
0.38
1.02
1.06
1.25
1.16
1.10
1.10
1.08
1.01
0.99
0.68
0.76
0.99
0.94
0.98
0.94
1.16
1.24
1.27
Overall Average 2014-15
0.95
1.02
Score range
1.56 to 2.00
0.56 to 1.55
0.01 to 0.55
-2.00 to 0.00
Designation of experience
Outstanding experience
Positive experience
Requires some improvement
Requires significant improvement
GMC Category
Response numbers
Colour
Hywel
Dda
UHB
161
Powys
tHB
954
Cwm
Taf
UHB
598
10
All Wales
Overall
5 Years
3,093
1.18
1.22
1.16
1.11
0.93
1.09
0.88
1.02
1.17
1.15
0.58
0.64
1.13
1.13
1.02
1.06
0.96
0.88
1.05
0.97
1.02
0.71
0.76
0.95
0.89
1.15
1.23
1.05
1.20
1.10
0.99
1.01
0.80
0.91
0.87
0.89
0.68
0.65
0.92
0.97
0.56
0.72
0.92
0.90
0.85
0.88
0.88
0.84
0.80
0.84
0.93
0.86
0.96
0.89
0.86
0.56
0.34
0.71
0.73
1.17
1.40
1.43
0.70
1.03
0.75
1.13
1.10
1.00
1.40
1.40
1.10
1.40
1.10
0.95
-
1.08
1.04
0.92
1.01
0.95
1.00
0.69
0.77
0.99
0.97
0.87
0.83
1.03
1.09
1.09
1.07
1.00
0.85
0.82
1.11
0.97
15. At this Summary Health Board level, the CU student feedback from all years across Wales in
2014-15 shows that the overwhelming majority of students had a positive experience at each
of the Health Boards where Placements were delivered.
16. The two variants from this positive experience highlighted in the Table above were :
o Aneurin Bevan UHB : software access : student experience in this category was poor at
Nevill Hall but also needs some improvement at both the Years 1 & 2 Hub and at Gwent
Area Mental Health locations ;
o Hywel Dda UHB : software access : students indicated that some improvement was
required at all the Hospitals within the UHB except for Prince Philip.
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17. A Summary of the CU students’ responses for individual Locations – principally Hospitals –
where Placements were delivered in 2014-15 can be set out as follows :
Placement
Newport Hub (Years 1 & 2)
Royal Gwent
Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr
Gwent Area Mental Health
Nevill Hall
Bridgend Hub (Years 1 & 2)
Princess of Wales
Neath Port Talbot (Mental Health)
Swansea Hospitals
Glan Clwyd
Wrexham Maelor
Ysbyty Gwynedd
Swansea Hub (Years 1 & 2)
Swansea &Vale Mental Health
UH Llandough
UHW & UH Llandough (Joint)
UHW
Keir Hardie HP (Years 1 & 2)
Prince Charles
Royal Glamorgan
Cwm Taf Mental Health
Bronglais
Glangwili
Hafen Derwen Mental Health
Prince Philip
Withybush
Bronllys (Mental Health)
Overall All Wales
Score range
1.56 to 2.00
0.56 to 1.55
0.01 to 0.55
-2.00 to 0.00
Colour
No. of
Placements
Response
nos.
Overall
Satisfaction
Score
2
14
3
1
5
2
13
1
1
10
10
10
2
1
6
4
10
2
12
13
1
6
7
1
3
6
1
120
314
30
23
47
125
296
5
14
133
136
127
237
28
160
240
289
120
177
286
15
45
41
6
20
49
10
1.11
1.13
1.60
0.87
1.37
1.50
1.11
-0.40
1.21
1.29
1.11
1.15
0.90
1.32
1.02
0.95
1.34
1.24
0.74
1.01
0.60
0.64
0.85
1.50
1.60
0.73
1.40
Overall
Average
Score
0.82
1.10
1.37
0.99
1.11
1.18
1.07
0.20
1.20
1.17
1.00
1.03
0.84
1.03
1.00
0.92
1.24
0.97
0.68
0.89
0.76
0.64
0.78
1.37
1.41
0.73
1.11
3,093
1.08
0.97
Designation of experience
Outstanding experience
Positive experience
Requires some improvement
Requires significant improvement
18. At this Summary level for individual Locations within Health Boards, CU students’ responses
indicated that the overwhelming majority of Locations provided a positive Placement
experience overall.
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19. The variants from this overwhelmingly positive experience highlighted in the Table above were :
o Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr (AB UHB) : responses indicated an “Outstanding Experience” in
Overall Satisfaction for the Year 4 Care of the Elderly Placement, as well as an
Outstanding Experience in a number of other GMC Categories for all 3 Placements
delivered at this Location ;
o Prince Philip (HD UHB) : responses indicated an “Outstanding Experience” in Overall
Satisfaction for the Year 5 Junior Student Assistantship Placement, as well as an
Outstanding Experience in a number of other GMC Categories for this and for the Year 5
Senior Student Assistantship Placement delivered at this Location ;
o Neath Port Talbot (ABM UHB) : responses for the Year 4 Psychological Medicine
Placement delivered at this Location indicated that, in 8 GMC Categories, “Some
Improvement” and, in 3 GMC Categories, “Significant Improvement” was required.
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Swansea University (“SU”) : student feedback in 2014-15
Summary of SU students’ responses by Placement category
20. The overall results in terms of the rating of their experience on clinical placements by Swansea
University (“SU”) students at locations throughout Wales in 2014-15 can be summarised as
follows :
GMC Category
Response numbers
SU
SU
SU
SU
Clinical
Clinical
Senior
Speciality
App’ships App’ships Student Attachm’ts
1 to 6
7 to 9
Ass’tship
357
136
68
502
Overall satisfaction
Block organisation
Teaching delivery
Teaching quality
Learning opportunities
Clinical experience
Assessment
Feedback
Learning support
Personal support
IT equipment
Software access
Teaching accommodation
Teaching equipment
Preparedness for FY1 post
1.46
1.43
1.32
1.48
1.38
1.38
1.41
1.31
1.41
1.38
1.45
0.92
0.82
1.21
1.35
Overall Average 2014-15
1.33
Score range
1.56 to 2.00
0.56 to 1.55
0.01 to 0.55
-2.00 to 0.00
Colour
All Wales
Overall
4 Years
1,063
1.37
1.42
1.42
1.33
1.38
1.40
1.45
1.22
1.12
1.26
1.40
1.27
1.43
1.29
1.49
1.46
1.51
1.54
1.39
1.43
1.38
1.35
1.34
1.37
1.42
1.45
1.32
1.45
1.35
1.27
1.38
1.42
1.36
1.35
1.36
1.33
1.47
1.45
1.47
1.41
1.54
1.29
1.43
1.39
1.30
1.39
1.41
1.37
1.34
1.38
1.36
1.45
1.23
1.20
1.32
1.45
1.29
1.35
1.42
1.37
1.36
Designation of experience
Outstanding experience
Positive experience
Requires some improvement
Requires significant improvement
21. At this Summary level, the SU student feedback from all 4 years across Wales indicated that
all Placements provided a Positive Experience overall against all the GMC categories. There
were no areas overall where any improvement was required.
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22. A Summary of the responses for individual Placements (or groups of Placements), together with the
number of locations at which they were delivered and the total numbers of student responses
underlying the data, can be set out in summary as follows :
No. of
Locations
Response
nos.
Overall
Satisfaction
Score
Overall
Average
Score
Clinical Apprenticeships 1 to 6
Clinical Apprenticeships 7 to 9
Senior Student Assistantship
12
7
14
357
136
68
1.46
1.32
1.43
1.33
1.35
1.42
Speciality Attachments :
Acute medicine
Acute surgery
Child health
Mental health
Rehabilitation and GM
SSMS
Women’s health
Overall
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
70
71
74
70
73
72
72
502
1.50
1.41
1.70
1.03
1.36
1.46
1.65
1.45
1.36
1.32
1.56
1.34
1.39
1.37
1.45
1.37
Overall All Wales
19
1,063
1.43
1.36
Placement
Score range
1.56 to 2.00
0.56 to 1.55
0.01 to 0.55
-2.00 to 0.00
Colour
Designation of experience
Outstanding experience
Positive experience
Requires some improvement
Requires significant improvement
23. Again, at this summary level, the SU student feedback from all types of Placements delivered
across Wales in 2014-15 shows that the overwhelming number of students had a Positive
experience on their clinical placements and, for a small number of Placements (Child health
and Women’s health), an Outstanding Experience was outstanding.
24. The detailed data underlying this summary indicates :
o for Clinical Apprenticeships 1 to 6 : the majority of Locations delivered either a positive
or outstanding student experience ; some concerns were raised about software access
at some Locations in Hywel Dda UHB ;
o for Clinical Apprenticeships 7 to 9 : the majority of Locations delivered either a positive
or Outstanding student experience ;
o for the Senior Student Assistantship : the majority of Locations delivered either a
positive or outstanding student experience ; the exception was UHW in Cardiff & Vale
UHB where some improvement is required in a number of GMC categories ;
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o for the Speciality Attachments : these were delivered at three Swansea hospitals where
the students’ experience overall was positive, with an outstanding experience in some
categories in some Attachments, particularly Child Health.
Senior Student Assistantship : 2013-14 and 2014-15 comparative data
25. The SU students’ feedback on their Placement experience on the Year 4 Senior Student
Assistantship in 2013-14 and 2014-15 can be compared at an overall level as follows :
SU
SU
Senior
Senior
Student
Student
Assistantship Assistantship
GMC Category
2014-15
68
2013-14
72
Overall satisfaction
Block organisation
Teaching delivery
Teaching quality
Learning opportunities
Clinical experience
Assessment
Feedback
Learning support
Personal support
IT equipment
Software access
Teaching accommodation
Teaching equipment
Preparedness for FY1 post
1.43
1.29
1.49
1.46
1.51
1.54
1.39
1.43
1.38
1.35
1.34
1.37
1.42
1.45
1.32
1.46
1.28
1.32
1.26
1.38
1.39
1.17
1.25
1.21
1.31
1.17
1.18
1.34
1.47
1.22
Overall Average 2014-15
1.42
1.29
Response numbers
Score range
1.56 to 2.00
0.56 to 1.55
0.01 to 0.55
-2.00 to 0.00
Colour
Designation of experience
Outstanding experience
Positive experience
Requires some improvement
Requires significant improvement
26. At this summary level, students received an overall Positive Experience for this Placement in
2014-15 across all the GMC categories as in 2013-14. Their experience in each of the individual
GMC categories in 2014-15 was broadly comparable to that in 2013-14.
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Summary of SU responses by Health Boards and Locations
27. The overall results in terms of the rating of their experience by SU students for Years 1 to 4 by
Health Board throughout Wales in 2014-15 can be summarised as follows :
GMC Category
ABM
UHB
Response numbers
795
Hywel
Dda
UHB
235
Overall satisfaction
Block organisation
Teaching delivery
Teaching quality
Learning opportunities
Clinical experience
Assessment
Feedback
Learning support
Personal support
IT equipment
Software access
Teaching accommodation
Teaching equipment
Preparedness for FY1 post
1.44
1.41
1.28
1.38
1.42
1.36
1.34
1.38
1.34
1.45
1.38
1.43
1.38
1.53
1.30
1.39
1.30
1.56
1.38
1.37
1.39
1.32
1.37
1.43
1.47
0.79
0.45
1.13
1.18
1.25
1.57
1.20
1.71
1.79
1.57
1.39
1.43
1.38
1.52
1.14
1.71
1.71
1.62
1.50
1.33
Overall Average 2014-15
1.38
1.27
1.38
Score range
1.56 to 2.00
0.56 to 1.55
0.01 to 0.55
-2.00 to 0.00
Designation of experience
Outstanding experience
Positive experience
Requires some improvement
Requires significant improvement
Colour
Aneurin Betsi
Bevan Cadwal
UHB
UHB
7
15
C&V
UHB
Powys
tHB
4
Cwm
Taf
UHB
3
1.93
1.82
1.50
1.67
1.68
1.72
1.57
1.59
1.62
1.73
0.60
1.07
1.56
1.68
1.18
0.50
-0.05
1.25
1.13
0.67
0.95
1.13
1.17
0.25
0.50
0.00
-0.75
0.50
0.44
1.07
1.67
1.27
1.33
1.33
1.44
1.30
1.33
1.33
1.22
0.67
0.67
1.67
1.11
1.33
1.14
1.50
1.75
1.59
0.73
1.32
1.43
4
1.63
1.25
1.56
1.50
1.63
1.25
1.50
0.50
1.00
1.50
1.31
All Wales
Overall
4 Years
1,063
1.43
1.39
1.30
1.39
1.41
1.37
1.34
1.38
1.36
1.45
1.23
1.20
1.32
1.45
1.29
1.36
28. At this Summary Health Board level, the SU student feedback from all years across Wales in
2014-15 indicated that students’ experience at Health Boards was predominantly either
positive (ABM UHB, Hywel Dda UHB, Cwm Taf UHB and Powys tHB) or Outstanding (A Bevan
UHB and Betsi Cadwaladr UHB).
29. The exception to this positive experience highlighted in the Table above was the experience of 4
medical students on their Senior Student Assistantship at UHW in Cardiff & Vale UHB.
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30. A Summary of the SU students’ responses for individual Locations – principally Hospitals –
where Placements were delivered in 2014-15 can be set out in summary as follows :
Placement
Bronglais
Prince Philip
GlanGwili
Withybush
Hafen Derwen
Cefn Coed
Morriston
Singleton
Swansea Hospitals
Neath Port Talbot
Princess of Wales
Nevill Hall
Royal Gwent
Prince Charles
Royal Glamorgan
UHW
Wrexham Maelor
Ysbyty Gwynedd
Ysbyty Glan Clwyd
Brecon
Overall All Wales
Score range
1.56 to 2.00
0.56 to 1.55
0.01 to 0.55
-2.00 to 0.00
Response
nos.
41
53
76
35
30
26
165
91
502
10
1
4
3
2
1
4
1
9
5
4
1,063
Colour
Clinical
Attachmts
Clinical
App’ships
1-6
Clinical
App’ships
7-9
Senior
Student
Assistship
Hospital
Overall
Average
1.25
1.42
1.25
1.35
1.14
1.26
1.29
1.49
1.07
1.28
1.15
1.32
1.95
1.65
1.14
1.24
1.42
1.20
1.34
1.14
1.29
1.36
1.48
1.37
1.50
1.57
1.44
1.58
1.34
1.27
0.73
1.39
1.57
1.68
1.43
1.43
1.47
1.84
1.50
1.44
1.54
1.68
1.43
1.71
1.57
1.44
1.58
1.34
1.27
0.73
1.39
1.45
1.33
1.35
1.42
1.37
1.50
1.37
1.36
Designation of experience
Outstanding experience
Positive experience
Requires some improvement
Requires significant improvement
31. Again, at this Summary level for individual Locations within Health Boards, SU students’
responses indicated that the overwhelming majority of Locations provided a positive
Placement experience overall with some providing an Outstanding experience.
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32. The detailed data on the performance of Locations in delivering a range of Clinical Placements
for SU students indicates :
o for Abertawe Bro Morgannwg UHB : all Locations delivered either a positive or
outstanding student experience, with some concerns raised about IT equipment and
software access at Cefn Coed ;
o for Hywel Dda UHB : all Locations delivered either a positive or outstanding student
experience, with some concerns were raised about software access at Bronglais,
GlanGwili, Withybush and Hafen Derwen ;
o for Aneurin Bevan UHB : one Locations delivered a positive experience and one Location
delivered an outstanding experience for 7 students on the Senior Student Assistantship
Placement ;
o for Betsi Cadwaladr UHB : one Location delivered a positive experience and two
Locations delivered an outstanding experience for students across a range of
Placements;
o for Cardiff & Vale UHB : 4 students indicated that their experience on the Senior Student
Assistantship Placement at UHW required improvement ;
o for Cwm Taf UHB : all three Locations delivered a positive experience for 3 students on
the Senior Student Assistantship, with some concern expressed about IT equipment
access at Prince Charles and personal support at the Royal Glamorgan ;
o for Powys tHB : Brecon delivered a positive experience for 4 students on Clinical
Apprenticeships 1 to 6.
M Grant, K Sullivan, A Pavey, M Ford, S Thomas
All Wales Sift Coordinating Unit
School of Medicine, Swansea University
College of Biomedical & Life Sciences, Cardiff University
October 2015
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Annex A
Assignment of Questions to GMC Categories
GMC Category
Overall satisfaction
Block organisation
Specific Questions
How would you rate ……………
I was made aware of ……………
I agree/disagree that……………
Quality of placement overall
Staff coordinating the Placement were helpful
Teaching delivery
Organisation of the Placement
Induction to the Placement
Timetabled teaching took place as planned
Teaching quality
Teachers prepared for scheduled teaching
Teachers prepared for bedside teaching
Learning opportunities
Clinical experience
Assessment
Feedback
Quality of teaching
Learning opportunities available to meet learning
objectives
Able to perform required perform clinical skills
Clinical experience received relevant to learning
objectives
Felt part of the Team
Clinical experience received during Placement
Quality of supervision in clinical areas
Usefulness of assessments in developing clinical
skills
Received informal feedback on performance
Received formal feedback on performance
Learning support
Personal support
IT equipment
Software access
Teaching
accommodation
Feedback or advice received on performance
Made aware of learning resources available in
Induction
Support available on the Placement
Made aware of support services available in
Induction
Access to IT Facilities
Access to the internet
Access to rooms for teaching
Access to space for private study
Quality of facilities for students on Placement
Response range
V Good to V poor
Strongly Agree to
Strongly Disagree
V Good to V poor
S Agree to S
Disagree
V Good to V poor
V Good to V poor
S Agree to S
Disagree
S Agree to S
Disagree
S Agree to S
Disagree
V Good to V poor
S Agree to S
Disagree
S Agree to S
Disagree
S Agree to S
Disagree
S Agree to S
Disagree
V Good to V poor
V Good to V poor
S Agree to S
Disagree
S Agree to S
Disagree
V Good to V poor
S agree to S
disagree
V Good to V poor
S agree to S
disagree
V Good to V poor
V Good to V poor
V Good to V poor
V Good to V poor
V Good to V poor
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Teaching equipment
Access to clinical areas
Access to library resources
Access to clinical skills laboratories/centres
Quality of facilities for students on Placement
V Good to V poor
V Good to V poor
V Good to V poor
V Good to V poor
Preparedness for FY1
post
Confident to prescribe at level of an FY1
S agree to S
disagree
S agree to S
disagree
S agree to S
disagree
S agree to S
disagree
S agree to S
disagree
S agree to S
disagree
S agree to S
disagree
Had an opportunity to practise prescribing
Had the opportunity to manage acute patients
Had the opportunity to prioritise patients/tasks
Had the opportunity to join team rota
Had the opportunity to work out of hours
Feel prepared to take up first FY1 post
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